Washing machine



July 14, 1942. 1 T. MATHEWS 2,239,515

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s PAT ENT OFFICE wnsnmc momma" Lossle "r. Mathews nun Park, men. Application December 13, v1940, Serial No. 369,96!

6 Claims.

This invention relates to washing machines and has particular reference to a machine for industrial use.

' An object of the invention is to provide a washing machine which is-simple in construction cylinder.

section; of the ower lefthand portion or the Referring now ings it will be seen that the device embodying and easy to assemble, and one which provides for a continuous flow of liquid therethrough, whereand rinsing operations with a corresponding saving of water and cleaning agents.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of the characterreferred to. a in which the water and cleaning agents are premixed andthoroughly mixed before they are introduced'into the working. compartment of the washer. A

A further object of the invention is the provision of a washing machine in which live steam is introduced into the workingcompartment below the water level in such mannerthat there is.

a constant agitation of the water and vcleaning agents during thewashing operation, in addition to the agitation caused by the rotation of the cylinder.

flow and a higher water level in the machine dur-,

ing the rinsing operation whereby all of the dirt is automatically removed from the cylinder during the washing and-rinsing operations. I The foregoing and other objectsand advantages of the invention will become more apparent as the description proceeds, reference being made from 1- time 'to'time to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view'of a device embody ing my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section taken by greater efliciency is obtained in the washing my invention consists generally of a cylinder l0.

which is mounted forrotation on suitable supports I l anddrivenby means of a suitable source oi power, not shown, through the belt l2, pulley l3, shaft llysprockets 15 and chains It, in conventional manner. I prefer to construct the supports ll sumciently. high so "that a wheeled container I I may readily be placed under the cylinder ill, so that the contents of the cylinder may be readily dischargedinto the container I! after the washing and operations are completed. A it Water pipes" are broughtto the device as 11- lustrated in. Fig. 1,-so that hot and cold water maybe intrcducedto the interior of the cylinder. 10 through the pre-mixing basin Hi. I also provide a receptacle 20 for liquid soap or a suitable of the cylinder.

chemical, The soap or chemical is deposited in the basinjlQ where'it is 'pre-mixed with the water from thei pes- I! from whence the mixture q is-permittedito enter the mixing compartment 30 "through the feed member 2| I alsoprovide for the introduction of live steam into -the cylinder It, 'through'the'steam line 2:

and the bores and 23a, formed in the shaft 24,

and-the steam lines I25, which are threaded into the bores 2 3a, as shown'in Fig. 2.

.1 The shaft 24 is an integral part of thespider 28, which forms the supporting; meansior one end of the cylinder l0 and the steam linesli'and 25a. A plate 21 is secured by bolts 28] to the spider 28 and serves-as a closure element for one end of the cylinder ll. The platei'l is provided with cut-outportions 29, which permit communication betweenthe mixing compartment, de-

fined between the end'3l of the cylinder 10 and the plate 21.. The end 3| of the cylinder I0 is through the cylinder of'the' device illustrated in Fig. 1.. I I

Fig. 3. is a view taken substantially on the line H of Fig. 2. b

Fig. 4 is.a view taken substantially on the line l-l of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a view taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig.2.

Fig.6 is a view taken substantially on theline 6-5 of-Fig. 2.

Fig. '7 is a view taken substantially on the line 1-1 of F18. 2.

8 is an enlarged fragmentary detail, in

provided with a central opening Maythrough which the member 2| extends into the mixing compartment to. The inside of'thecylinder Hi is provided with a plurality of hollow longitudinal baiiies 32 (Figs. 2, 5, and 6). The interior of each. baflle 32 is provided with a vertical wall, as at 33, which defines a space 34, which is in communication with the mixing chamber 30, through the openings 29 in the plate 21. The side walls of the .batiies 32 are perforated, as at 35, so that the water, soap and chemical mixture may reach the interior of the cylinder Hi. The steam lines 25 I have extension members 25a which pass through more particularly to the draw- V members 5| which are welded to -the outer pethe spider 2 s and the plate 21 and into the spaces :34. The steam line extensions 25a are perforated. .as at 38 (Fig. 8), so that the livesteam creates.

a turbulence inside the area 34 and escapes with trunnion integral with each spider and exten through a respective end wall of the cylinder, the

the soap-chemicalwater mixture through aper- 5 inner periphery of the said cylinder beingprovided witha plurality of hollow bai'fles extending from one end plate to the other, each of the said baflles being divided into a small and a large compartment, the small compartment of eachbaiiie being in communication, throughout its forated, as at 40 (Figs. 2 and 5) so that water "can get from the interior of the cylinder Ill into\ the area 4 I, which is defined between the plate 31 and the end of the cylinder 42. The plate 31 is provided with a plurality oi fins "a which agitate the water in the bottom of the area 4| and pre- '5 vent dirt from settling there. The end 42 is perforated, as at 43, throughout the area between the broken lines 44 and 45. This permits me to I maintain at all times a water level of suflicient depth to cover the ba'iiies 32 andto raise the spacing, number and size of these perforations determine the out fiow. The water which flows out of the cylinder Ill through the apertures 43 is gathered in the collector basin 46, which is permanently fixed at one end of the cylinder It, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and does not rotate. The basin 46 is preferably formed in two sections, as shown in Fig. 7, which sections are secured together by means of welding thereto the angle members 46a. The water collected in the collector basin 46 is exhausted through the drain pipe 41.

With this device I am able to provide a continuous flow of water through the cylinder lo during the washing and rinsing operations and it is only necessary to watch the color of the exhausted water to determine when the clothes are clean. 1

The cyli der I0 is loaded through the removable door 4 which is secured in position by means of the ringers .49 and the cam locks 50, which engage suitable openings formed in the channel riphery of the cylinder 10. 4

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided'a washing machine which is simple in construction and one which is suitably adapted to the washing of particularly soiled and dirty fabrics, because I provide for a continuous flow of waterthrough the machine, and for other reasons which are obvious from thedescription'.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a rotatable cylinder, a pair of end plates positioned inside the cylinder and secured thereto in spacedrelation to the ends thereof,

spiders for supporting the end plates, and'a trunnion integral with each spider and extending a through a respective end wall of the cylinder, the

inner periphery of the said cylinder being prodepth, with the space defined by one end wall of the cylinder and one of the end plates, and the small compartment. of each bailie having apertures in its side walls, communicating with the interior of the cylinder.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of a rotatable cylinder, 9. pair of end plates positioned inside the cylinder and secured thereto in spaced'relation'to the ends thereof,

.spiders for supporting the end plates, and a trunnion integral with each' spider and extending through a respective end wall of the cylinder, the inner periphery of the said cylinder beingprovided with a plurality of hollow bailies extending from one end plate to the other, each of the said baiiles being divided into a small and a large compartment, the small compartment of each baille being in communication, throughout its depthwith the space defined by one end wall of the cylinder and one of the end plates, the small compartment of each baflie having apertures in its side walls communicating with the interior of the cylinder, and a steam pipe extending into the small compartment of each battle, the said steam pipe having a plurality of apertures adjacent to the top wall of said small compartment.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a rotatable cylinder, a pair of end plates positioned inside the cylinder and secured thereto in spaced relation to the ends thereof, spiders for supporting the end plates, and a trunnion integral with each spider and extending through a respective end wall of 'the cylinder, the inner periphery of the said cylinder being provided with a plurality of hollow bafiles extending from one end plate to the other, each of the said baffles being divided into a small and a large compartment, the small compartment of each baflie being in communication, throughout its a depth, with the space defined by oneend wall of the cylinder and one of the end plates, and the small compartment of each baflle having apertures in its side walls communicating with the interior of the cylinder, and there being apertures in the second end plate substantially throughout its area.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination or a rotatable cylinder, a pair of end plates positioned inside the cylinder and secured thereto in spaced relation to the ends thereof, spiders for supporting the end plates, and a trunnion integral with each spider and extending through a respective end wall of the cylinder, the,

- tures in its side walls communicating with the interior of the cylinder, there being apertures in the second end plate substantially throughout its area, and there being apertures in a predeteraeeasis 3 mined area of the end wall of the cylinder adjacent said second end plate 6. In a device of the character described, the

' combination of a rotatable cylinder, 9. pair of end inner periphery of the said cylinder being provided with a plurality of hollow baflles extending from one end plate to the other, each of the said baiiles being divided into a small and a large compartment, the small compartment of each 5 tures in its side walls communicating with the baifie being in communication, throughout its depth, with the space defined by one end wall of the cylinder and one of the end plates, and the small compartment of each baiile having aperinterior of the cylinder, there being apertures in the second end plate substantially throughout its area, and there being apertures in a predetermined area of the end wall of the cylinder ad- 10 jacent said second end plate, and there being a plurality of fins on the inside periphery of the cylinder between the second end plate and the adjacent end wall of the cylinder.

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